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Dining Services responds to detractors
Last week, The Anchor highlighted the perspective of Mark Ludwig, a pantry chef who is championing the cause for establishing…
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An alternate story: International students back on campus
This summer, most students at Hope were nervous about what this semester would look like. Students wondered if they would…
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How Michigan schools are responding to COVID-19
As Michigan colleges hurtle into arguably the most unpredictable and frightening semester in recent history, each administration is toiling at…
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Checkup from an artist to an artist
Drip, drip, drip… Striking the match and drip dropping it in the sink on a bad day. Worse day. Creaky, cracky faucet shrieks as the knobs are turned–– Full speed ahead! All the water released, falling to its death far below on the drainless porcelain bowl. Splash! Full speed ahead! I am an overflowing sink….
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Dow Center reopens with restrictions
The Dow Center and DeVos Fieldhouse both reopened to Hope College students on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The news of this change was announced in an email to students from Assistant Athletic Director Lindsey Engelsman on the previous day. According to the email, the reopening of the two facilities occurred on the first day that all…
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Artist finds new spaces to showcase work
I have a question for you, my good folk: what other time in history can you wake up, attend a slew of classes, socialize with friends, eat meals, view an art gallery and then slink back under the heavenly covers without ever stepping one probing foot outdoors? Ignoring the “WALL-E esque” implications of this lifestyle,…
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Student poetry: ‘Dear Professor’
Adriana Barker is a creative writing and communication double major and a proud member of the class of 2023. She is currently the Opus poetry editor and an intern with the Visiting Writers Series (VWS). She’s from Fort Worth, Texas, so yes, she does wear cowboy boots while she writes poetry (No, it’s not weird)….
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Dining Services responds to detractors
Last week, The Anchor highlighted the perspective of Mark Ludwig, a pantry chef who is championing the cause for establishing a union within Dining Services at Hope College. In an effort to provide context as well as the opposing viewpoint on this subject matter, The Anchor sought an official response from Creative Dining Services (CDS),…
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We’re not all on the same boat: Living and studying in another country during a pandemic
“We’re all on the same boat; hold on tight.” I have been hearing these words a lot lately amid this COVID-19 pandemic. However, I have mixed feelings about this phrase. On one hand, it gives me comfort and hope because it encourages me to persevere. On the other hand, it makes me feel like my…
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Anti-immigrant is anti-Christ
It is ironic that some of the loudest anti-immigrant voices originate from people who say they are Christians. If we listen to the words of Christ in Matthew 25:34-35, it’s clear the final judgment depends on how we treat others who need our help: “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come,…
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Far from home: A Nigerian student reflects on his experience
I can’t even think of the amount of times I’ve heard people talking about the “new normal” in the past five months. Although it has been an adjustment for all of us, the vast majority of Hope students got to go home to something familiar and spend this isolating time with their families. For Marvellous…
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An alternate story: International students back on campus
This summer, most students at Hope were nervous about what this semester would look like. Students wondered if they would get to live on campus or go to in-person classes. All of this led to some stress for students, not to mention the faculty that made these plans. Add in flights, visas, customs and a…
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How Michigan schools are responding to COVID-19
As Michigan colleges hurtle into arguably the most unpredictable and frightening semester in recent history, each administration is toiling at forming the safest (yet affordable) procedures for monitoring COVID-19. With plans seeming to shift with each week, encompassing strategies that try to grasp at both safety from sickness and students’ mental and social sanity, each…